New Pikmin 3 Screenshots Are Cold As Ice

Pikmin 3 won't just take players through lush verdant gardens, as evidenced by this latest trio of screenshots. We'll encounter a frozen arctic stage on our quest to save Captain Olimar from an uncertain fate, controlling a new gaggle of pint-sized heroes who you can now have a closer look at.

Shigeru Miyamoto recently suggested that Pikmin 3 should have "ideally" released at launch on the Wii U, and it's clear that Nintendo's console needs more big-name exclusives. We still don't have a firm release date beyond Q2 2013 (April-June), despite being able to get hands-on with it at E3 2012.